Decor Pikmin

Decor Pikmin are special Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom that wear a costume. They have the same function as regular Pikmin, but wear a variety of decorative outfits. There are 23 main types of costumes, and a total of 179 types of Decor Pikmin to collect. Decor Pikmin can be obtained by growing a Huge Seedling, or by leveling up a Pikmin's friendship level to 4 hearts.

Obtaining Decor Pikmin

A Huge Seedling.

One way to obtain Decor Pikmin is by growing a Huge Seedling. These are unlocked at level 10 and can be found from expeditions or leveling up. Huge Seedlings require 10,000 steps to grow, and after growing one in the Planter Pack, plucking it will result in an animation where the Pikmin jumps into a gift box, and comes out as a Decor Pikmin. The type of decor the player gets is determined by where the seedling was discovered. The Pikmin's type (color) is random.

A gift box.

The other way to obtain Decor Pikmin is by leveling up an individual Pikmin's friendship level. This can be done in various ways, such as by sending Pikmin on expeditions or feeding them nectar. Once the Pikmin is at the maximum friendship level of 4 hearts, a new expedition will appear for a gift box. Only the Pikmin that has been leveled up can go on this expedition, and the expedition's destination is the place where the Pikmin's seedling was discovered. After collecting the gift, an animation will play that shows the Pikmin jumping into the box and emerging as a Decor Pikmin. Its decor type is determined by where its seedling was found.

Additionally, the player can obtain special Decor Pikmin by other means.

Decor types

There are 21 basic types of decor that Pikmin can wear, each corresponding with some kind of real-world location. The decor a Pikmin wears depends on where its seedling was found. Pikmin Bloom gets its location data from OpenStreetMap and Foursquare (and likely other sources), and can thus only detect location types that are included in those databases.

Some location types can give multiple types of decor. In these cases, the type of decor is randomly given among the options for that location, and cannot be known before the Pikmin gains its decor.

The basic Decor types are listed here in the order they are listed in-game. The icons appear when viewing information about a Pikmin or seedling, and can be used to work out what type of decor a Pikmin will gain.

Decor type	Found around	Costume name	Notes	Corresponding tags
Restaurant	Restaurants of all kinds	Chef hat	Has a rare variant for Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin.	OpenStreetMap: amenity=restaurant
Café	Café stores	Coffee cup		OpenStreetMap: amenity=cafe
Sweetshop	Sweetshops	Macaron		OpenStreetMap: shop=pastry
Movie Theater	Cinemas	Popcorn snack	Some types also wear red-blue anaglyph 3D glasses.	OpenStreetMap: amenity=cinema
Pharmacy	Pharmacies	Toothbrush	Some types wear floss picks or toothpaste instead.	OpenStreetMap: amenity=pharmacy
Zoo	Zoological parks	Dandelion		OpenStreetMap: tourism=zoo
Forest	Forests	Stag beetle	The type of decor a Forest Pikmin gets is random.	OpenStreetMap: natural=wood
		Acorn
Waterside	Water bodies	Fishing lure		OpenStreetMap: natural=water
Post Office	Post offices	Stamp	Some types wear multiple stamps.	OpenStreetMap: amenity=post_office
Art Gallery	Museums and art galleries	Picture frame		OpenStreetMap: shop=art
Airport	Airports	Toy airplane		OpenStreetMap: aeroway=aerodrome
Station	Train stations	Paper train		OpenStreetMap: railway=station, building=train_station
Beach	Beaches	Shell		OpenStreetMap: natural=beach
Burger Place	Fast food stores	Burger	Most types do not actually wear burgers, wearing fries or a cup instead.	OpenStreetMap: amenity=fast_food
Mini-mart	Convenience stores	Bottle cap	The type of decor a Mini-mart Pikmin gets is random.	OpenStreetMap: shop=convenience
		Snack
Supermarket	Supermarkets	Mushroom	The type of decor a Supermarket Pikmin gets is random.	OpenStreetMap: shop=supermarket
		Banana
Bakery	Bakeries	Baguette		OpenStreetMap: shop=bakery
Hair Salon	Hair salons	Scissors	Either wears scissors, a comb, or both.	OpenStreetMap: shop=hairdresser
Clothes Store	Clothing stores	Hair tie		OpenStreetMap: shop=clothes, shop=shoes
Park	Designated parks	Clover	There is an approximately 1 in 10 chance of getting a four-leaf clover instead of a regular three-leaf clover.	OpenStreetMap: leisure=park
		Four-Leaf Clover
Sushi Restaurant	Sushi restaurants	Sushi	Only for Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin.

Roadside Decor Pikmin

If the seedling is not found near any real-world location matching one of the above locations, the decor type will be Roadside. These Pikmin wear a sticker. Generally, this sticker can be either green, blue, or orange, with each color being worn on a different spot on the Pikmin's body. The sticker contains a letter that is based on the first letter or character of the name of the location where the seedling was found: if the seedling is listed as being 'near' a place, it uses that place's name, otherwise, it uses the name of the general area (such as the city or town it was discovered in), and if it cannot find a name for either, it will default to the letter P. (On postcards and on the static icons in the Decor Pikmin list, the letter is always P.)

Any Roadside-type Pikmin grown from a seedling that was discovered between December 21^st, 2021 and January 11^th, 2022 will instead have a Christmas-themed sticker. These stickers are bigger than the regular sticker, with each Pikmin type having a different design.

Due to the different colors, as well as the large number of possible characters on the sticker, Roadside Decor Pikmin have much more variety than other types of Decor Pikmin. However, all sticker variations are treated as the same decor type, and therefore only count as one type per Pikmin type in the Decor Pikmin list and towards the Decor Collector badges.

Special Decor Pikmin

Through events and other specific actions, Special Decor Pikmin wearing unique costumes can be obtained. Special decor is usually restricted to specific Pikmin types.

Mario Hat

This Decor Pikmin wears a replica of Mario's signature red cap. A Huge Seedling for this Pikmin can be obtained when the player links their Nintendo Account to the app. When grown and plucked, the Pikmin inside will don a replica of Mario's hat, with a keyring attached to the end. The seedling comes from Kyoto, Japan, specifically from Nintendo's headquarters, and the decor type is marked as "Special, near Nintendo". This Decor Pikmin will always be a Blue Pikmin.

Lunar New Year Ornament

On February 1^st, 2022, to coincide with the Lunar New Year event, a new type of special Decor Pikmin was made obtainable for a limited time. These Decor Pikmin wear red decorations with gold patterns. There are 3 types: a Red Pikmin, a Yellow Pikmin, and a Blue Pikmin. They could only be obtained from a Huge Seedling marked with the Special Decor icon. Only one seedling could be held at a time; once that Pikmin is plucked, a new event seedling can be discovered. Since February 11^th, this type has no longer been obtainable, but it will be possible to get them again in the future.

Rare variants

For some Decor types, there is a low chance of the costume being a rare "shiny" variant of the regular costume. These costumes are more colorful, and Pikmin with them have sparkles around them in the Pikmin information page. These rare variants are not treated as separate costumes, similar to the different sticker colors of Roadside Decor Pikmin. Currently, there are only rare variants for Restaurant-type Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin.

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Decor Pikmin are Pikmin Bloom's main collectable item, so there is an incentive to collect as many types as possible. To aid in getting decor types you don't already have, go to a Pikmin's information page (or a seedling's information page) to look for the icon in the red circle. This icon represents the decor type; the icon associated with each type can be seen in the table above. Focus on increasing the friendship of Pikmin with decor types you don't already have, as when they reach 4 hearts of friendship, they will turn into a Decor Pikmin after collecting a gift. To note is that Roadside-type Decor Pikmin are by far the most common, so if a Pikmin has a icon, it may be worth ignoring it. Pressing the star in the corner of a Pikmin's page favorites that Pikmin, and this is a useful way to indicate Pikmin you want to prioritize. To see which types of Decor Pikmin you already have, tap a Decor Pikmin-related badge on your profile page and scroll down to see a list of all Decor Pikmin types.

The detector can be a useful way to get Decor types you don't have many of. It displays icons that can tell you what types of Decor Pikmin can be found nearby. Using it has a chance of uncovering seedlings of the decor types displayed, so if you're missing certain types, tactical use of the detector can be handy.

When growing a Huge Seedling, it can be useful to grow it in a single-use slot, as they take a lot of steps to grow compared to other types of seedlings. Huge Seedlings are very rare, so don't be afraid to use single-use slots to grow them.

Gallery

This table contains all types of Decor Pikmin, shown in the order they are listed in the badge viewer. Note that rare variants and the alternate sticker colors of the Roadside type are not shown separately.

Location	Costume	Red	Yellow	Blue	White	Purple	Rock	Winged
Restaurant	Chef hat
					N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Café	Coffee cup
Sweetshop	Macaron
Movie Theater	Popcorn snack
Pharmacy	Toothbrush
Zoo	Dandelion
Forest	Stag beetle
	Acorn
Waterside	Fishing lure
Post Office	Stamp
Art Gallery	Picture frame
Airport	Toy airplane
Station	Paper train
Beach	Shell
Burger Place	Burger
Mini-mart	Bottle cap
	Snack
Supermarket	Mushroom
	Banana
Bakery	Baguette
Hair Salon	Scissors
Clothes Store	Hair tie
Park	Clover
	Four-Leaf Clover
Special	Mario hat	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Lunar New Year ornament				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Roadside	Sticker
Sushi Restaurant	Sushi	File:Decor Red Sushi Restaurant.png	File:Decor Yellow Sushi Restaurant.png	File:Decor Blue Sushi Restaurant.png	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Badges

There are 5 badges the player can gain from collecting unique types of Decor Pikmin:

• Apprentice Decor Collector: Collect 1 Decor Pikmin.
• Novice Decor Collector: Collect 7 Decor Pikmin.
• Enthusiast Decor Collector: Collect 30 Decor Pikmin.
• Expert Decor Collector: Collect 100 Decor Pikmin.
• Master Decor Collector: Collect 200 Decor Pikmin.

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  Apprentice Decor Collector. The badge shows a Red Pikmin.

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  Novice Decor Collector. The badge shows a Yellow Pikmin.

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  Enthusiast Decor Collector. The badge shows a Blue Pikmin.

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  Expert Decor Collector. The badge shows a Purple Pikmin.

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  Master Decor Collector. The badge shows a Rock Pikmin.

History

The following changes have been made to Decor Pikmin over time:

Update or date	Changes
36.0 (iOS) 36.1 (Android)	Added the Hamburger Shop type of Decor Pikmin. Changed the character shown on the stickers of Roadside-type Decor Pikmin in the Decor Pikmin list from 塔 to P.
December 21st, 2021	Roadside-type Decor Pikmin plucked from this date will have special Christmas-themed stickers upon reaching Decor status, as part of an event.
January 11th, 2022	Roadside-type Decor Pikmin now have normal stickers again, though Pikmin plucked during the event will still gain a special sticker upon reaching full friendship.
37.0	Renamed the Hamburger Shop type to Burger Place. Renamed the Clothing Store type to Clothes Store. Changed the name of some Decor costumes: Movie Theater: "Popcorn" changed to "Popcorn snack". Station: "Train Papercraft" changed to "Paper Train". Changed the icon of Special Decor Pikmin from to Costume names are now shown in the Decor Pikmin list in the badge viewer.
February 1st, 2022	Added Lunar New Year special Decor Pikmin.
40.0	Added the Four-Leaf Clover costume for Park-type Decor Pikmin.
April 7th, 2022	Added the Sushi Restaurant type of Decor Pikmin.
April 26th, 2022	Added the Snack costume for Mini-mart-type Decor Pikmin. Added rare variants for the Chef hat costume.

Trivia

• The designs of the cups in Café-type Decor Pikmin are based on enemies from the other Pikmin games.
  • The Yellow Pikmin has a red cup with white spots, like a Bulborb.
  • The Blue Pikmin has a black cup with yellow lines, like a Pyroclasmic Slooch.
  • The White Pikmin has a yellow cup with green spots and a green base, like a Yellow Wollywog.
  • The Purple Pikmin has a cup with purple and grey stripes and a red handle, like a Fiery Blowhog.
  • The Rock Pikmin has a white cup with brown spots, like a Whiptongue Bulborb.
  • The Winged Pikmin has a cup with purple and blue stripes, like a Puffy Blowhog.
• Some of the designs of the train papercrafts that the Station-type Decor Pikmin wear match their Pikmin's characteristics.
  • The White Pikmin wear a papercraft of a shinkansen, or Japanese bullet train, which are famous for their speed.
  • The Rock Pikmin wear a papercraft of a steam engine, which use coal as fuel, which resembles Rock Pikmin.
• Decor Pikmin are stronger than non-Decor Pikmin in mushroom challenges, getting a 4-point damage bonus before the type matchup multiplier.
• There are several types of unused Decor Pikmin in the game's files.

See also

• Seedling
• Friendship
• Expedition

References

This article was a featured article from December 1st, 2021 to February 1st, 2022.